Display rack



July 2, 1935. L, j KOHLHOFF 2,006,680

DISPLAY RACK 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug 28, 1954 gnwcm JIM/.1707: Zhof/ WW TF T I Patented July 2, 1935 jj I, r 2,006,680

PATENT oF icE DISPLAY RACK: Leonard J. Kohlhoff, Merrill, Wis. Application August 28, 1934, Serial No. 741,345

3 Claims.

This invention relates to display racks particularly designed to display shirts, nightgowns, pyjamas, and. other articles of wearing apparel, these articles being packed fiat, the object of the invention beingto provide a rack which will permit articles to be displayed in an upright position and permit each article to bedisposed slightly above the article in advance thereof so that the color and size of the shirt or other article may be seen at a glance.

A further object is to provide a rack of this character which will permit any article 'or articles to be withdrawn th refrom without disturbing the general display.

Another object is to provide a rack of this character which is built up of units that may be readily extended to secure any size display desired, and a further object is to provide a rack which is very simply constructed, which may be readily assembled, which is li ht and portable, and which is adapted to hold display cards, price cards, or the Figs. 3 and 4 are fragmentary edge elevations of two of the joints between the sections of the rack, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation of the joint .between the side members of the rack and the base, the cross bar of the base being in section.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly Fig. 2, it will be seen that I have provided a base for the rack, this base comprising a plurality of transverse bars l0, each bar at its ends being formed with a downwardly extending foot II, the foot being turned inward and then upwardly extended. The feet of the cross bars I are connected together by longitudinally extending bars l2 constituting braces, and riveted,.bolted, or otherwise secured to the downwardly extending feet II by means of screws, bolts, or like devices E3. The shirt supporting means for the rack comprises two side members formed of consecutive sections. In Fig. 2 there are six sections shown, each section being formed of a strip of metal I 4 bent to provide a series of steps l5. At the forward end of each step the strip of metal I4 is extended upward, as at I5, to form a guard lug.

The upper end of each strip I4 is horizontally extended, at IT, so as to fit beneath the last step of the next adjacent section and be bolted thereis a front elevation of my improved to by the bolts !8, it being understood, however,

that rivets or other fastening devices might be used in place of the bolts. The forward end of each strip it is upwardly extended to form vertical bars #5, which bars extend upward toany desired height, as shown 2, the upper ends of the bars of opposite sections being connected by a transverse cross bar 20, which is riveted or,

bolted to the vertical bars 5 9. i Q with the cross bars 26 constitute separator fra between which a plurality of shirts or other articles are to be disposed, andwhereby these shirts or other articles will be supported in an approximately vertical position. These bar l9 be formed of thin sheet metal with a reinforcing rib, but of course I'do not wish to be limited to this;

The series of sections constituting the side mein ers of the rack are boltedto each other by the bolts i8 heretofore described, and at intervals are supported by upwardly extending legs or braces 22 whose lower ends are flanged, at 23, and bolted to the ends of the cross bars is of the base. The upper end of each leg or supporting member 22 is angularly'bent, at 25, and the bolt !8 passes through this angularly bent portion 24, as shown in Fig. 3. Preferably the separator frames ofthe parts I9 and 29 will be spaced equi-- distantly from each other and will permit the in-' 'sertion of a plurality of shirts or other articles between each pair of separator frames. I have shown these frames separated by'three steps so that three articles may rest upon thesesteps and be supported thereby in upwardly stepped relation. These separator frames hold the articles in" an approximately vertical position and permit any one article to be withdrawn without disturbing the general effect of the display. Preferably the forwardmost separator frame will have clips applied to the cross bar 20 thereof, so that a display card, price list, or. other advertising matter, may be supported upon this front separator frame. Preferably the last separator frame of the series is braced from the last cross bar lllof the series by means of an upwardly and forwardly extending brace, designated 26, which is twisted in its length so as to make it particularly resist rearward deflection, the lower end of the brace 25 being angularly bent and bolted to the rear cross bar Ill by means of the bolt 21. The upper end of this brace is bolted to the uppermost cross bar 20, by a bolt or screw 28.

For the purpose of bracing the side frames from each other, a plurality of cross bars 29 are provided connected at intervals to the side members and bolted at their ends to the upper ends through the cross bar 29 and stances these separator bars may be formed separate from the strips 14, as shown in Fig. 3, the

' separator bar l9 being angularly bent at its lower the screw or bolt 28', and attached to the upper end of this vertical bar 3| is a member 52 supporting a {cross piece 33 having vertical standards 34 and end, at 30, to restupon the step I5 and be held thereto by the bolt l8. The rearmost separator bars 19 are formed in this manner, as shown in Fig. 2, tho I do not wishto belimited to this.

7 In Fig. 5 the separator bar [Q -is illustrated as being integral with and as forming a continuation of the strip l4. 7

While I do not wish to be limited-to this, I can apply to the uppermost cross bar 29 a verticallyextending supporting bar 3! which at its lower end is riveted or bolted to the bar 29, and at its upper end riveted, bolted, or otherwise at-' tached to the'uppermost cross bar by means of spring clips 35 overlying these standards, this arrangement permitting a show-card, price card,

'- or other advertising display material to-be dis- 'posed within these clips and supported above the articles carried by the rack;

It will be seen that I have provided a rack which is very light and very simply constructed, which may be readily assembled or disassembled, and

which may be made of any desired size'by combining several units. It will also be seen that I have provided a rack which will support a series of like articles in step formation so that each and every article may be seen, its color observed, and

I the size marks of the article readily noted, and

that these articles are supported in spaced rela- 1 tion to each other so that any one or more of the articles may be removed from the rack without disarranging orjdisturbing any other article on the rack and without aifecting the general display. It

will likewise be seen that'this construction permits other articles to be inserted when articles have been removed from the rack, without in any way affecting the general display. The rack is designed with a sufficient rise'to cause the articles to project oneabove theother in succession. The upwardly extendinglugs I6 constitute guards or stops preventing one article'f rom sliding down when an article in front has been removed. The separator frames prevent any articlefrom falling forward or backward and permit any article to be withdrawn without disturbing the display,

generally. The member ,32 at the upper end of the support3l is adjustable vertically so that it may be used as a :back-rest for longer folded articles or for a. display clamp as heretofore stated.

While I have described these parts as being connected to each other by bolts,;screws, or rivets, it

will be understood, of course, that the various sec tions may be spotwelded to each other.

What is claimed, is:

verse elements, upwardly and rearwardly extend ing side members disposed above the base and formed to'provide a series of steps, the side members being connected at intervals by cross bars,

legs extending upward from the base and supporting the said membersat intervals, braces connecting the side members with each other, and separator frames carried by the side members at spaced intervals and extending upwardly therefrom, each frame comprising laterally disposed vertical bars and a top'cross bar. V

2. A display rack including a base, sidemembers' carried by the base and formed of a series of sections, the side members extending upwardly and rearward and each section being formed to provide a plurality of steps separated from each other by upwardly extendinglugs, means extending up- 7 ward from the base at intervals and-engaging be neath the side members and bolted thereto,'cross bars connecting the side members and bolted thereto,and separator frames carried by the side members and extending upwardjtherefrom at V spaced intervals. I

3. A display rack including a base, side members carried by the base andformed-of a series of sections, the sidemembers extending upwardly and rearward and each section being formed to pro-.

vide a plurality of steps separated from each other by upwardly extending lugs, means extending upward from the base at intervals and engaging: beneath the side members and bolted thereto, cross, bars connecting the side members and bolted thereto, and separator frames'carried by the side members and extending upward therefrom at spaced intervals, certain of the separator frames being integral with the sections of the side members, and certain ofthe separator frames being bolted to the side members. V f

I LEONARD J. KOHLHOFF.

h l. A display rack including a base having transverse elements and feet at the ends of the trans- 

